{"id":298044,"date":"2025-11-22T00:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-energy-bills-going-up-and-how-can-you-save-money-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:05:02","slug":"why-are-energy-bills-going-up-and-how-can-you-save-money-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-energy-bills-going-up-and-how-can-you-save-money-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are energy bills going up and how can you save money? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qw_aZU5w2mg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are energy bills going up and how can you save money? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qw_aZU5w2mg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The snow is falling &#8211; our bills are not.<\/p>\n<p>Mid-winter Energy costs are rising from January for 34 million customers on tariffs regulated by the official price cap. But why is this happening despite wholesale prices actually falling?<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s energy price cap announcement brings average annual bills to \u00a31,758 in January, a small rise of just 28p a month, but wholesale prices have dropped 4%. So why are we paying more for energy?<\/p>\n<p>From January, an average bill contains \u00a312 a year to pay for building the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi explains what you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The snow is falling &#8211; our bills are not. Mid-winter Energy costs are rising from January for 34 million customers on tariffs regulated by the official price cap. But why is this happening despite wholesale prices actually falling? 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